Macau wins bronze in wushu in Chengdu

During the ongoing Summer FISU World University Games 2023 in Chengdu, Macau won a bronze medal in the wushu competition yesterday.The medal was won by local Sanda (散打) practitioner  Cai Feilong who defeated his South Korean opponent Jo Sanghun 2:0 in the men’s 80 kg quarter-finals.As Cai withdrew from the semi-finals due to injury yesterday afternoon, he tied for third place with Uzbekistan’s Azizbek Isroilov.Wushu is the collective term for martial arts, while Sanda (“free

August 4, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local swimmer breaks Macau record in Chengdu

In the men’s 100m breaststroke at the 31st FISU World University Games (formerly known as the Universiade) in Chengdu on Tuesday, local professional swimmer Chao Man Hou broke the nine-year Macau record of 01:02.91, which had been in place since 2014. Chao spoke about his latest swimming feats in an online interview with The Macau Post Daily yesterday.Chan will compete in the 31st FISU World University Games men’s 50m breaststroke tomorrow.Chao, 27, is best known for his breaststroke,

August 4, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Facilities in Hac Sá Reservoir Natural Park to partially reopen today: IAM

The Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that the bureau will reopen some facilities of the Hac Sá Reservoir Natural Park, including barbecue pits and picnic areas, the Hac Sá Reservoir Fitness Trail and part of the Hac Sá Reservoir Family Trail, from today.The bureau reminds members of the public who wish to use the barbecue facilities at the Hac Sá Reservoir Natural Park that they can reserve the barbecue pit up to five days in advance through the Macao One

August 4, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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New Court of Second Instance building project to start at year-end

The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) said in a statement yesterday that the government expects to start a project at the end of this year to construct a new building next to the current building that is shared by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) and the Court of Second Instance (TSI) in the Nam Van Lake district.The future and current buildings will only be used for the Court of Second Instance, as the Court of Final Appeal will be relocated to the Old Courthouse in the city centre in the future.The

August 4, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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DSAT condemns yesterday’s violence between drivers

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement that it strongly condemns yesterday’s violence after a traffic accident between a public bus and a light vehicle near Praça de Jorge Álvares, where the driver of the light vehicle slapped the bus, repeatedly verbally abused the driver and pushed the bus driver twice.According to the statement, the accident happened at around 11:30 a.m. yesterday, after which the bus driver reported feeling unwell and had to be taken to hospital for

August 4, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Macau One Account’ app launches new function: ‘My Education’

The ‘Macao One Account’ mobile app launched a new function yesterday – “My Education” – to facilitate online enquiries and education-related application services, Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Educational Resources Department Chief Tang Wai Keong announced during a press conference at the bureau in Nam Van.The new function, according to Tang, targets students, parents, teaching staff, schools and tertiary education institutions. He said that students can apply for

August 4, 2023 | BY Leong Ian Kio

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MPU-Bell English Centre hosts training courses for Shanghai teachers

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement yesterday that its MPU-Bell English Centre organised two summer English teacher training courses in conjunction with the Shanghai Normal University from July 16 to August 3, with the professional development courses attracting English teachers from over 10 higher education institutions in Shanghai.The statement noted that the courses, which had a training team led by MPU-Bell English Centre Director David Sansom, focused on enhancing

August 4, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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4 locals cheated out of over 100,000 patacas by ‘waterproofing contractor’: police 

Four local residents aged between 35 and 70 were cheated out of 100,840 patacas in total by a woman and two men purporting to be employees of a waterproofing contractor in the mainland, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a special press conference yesterday, pointing out that the mainland trio entered Macau on Saturday at the behest of a mainland criminal gang.Leng noted that the genuine company has never done any work in Macau.According to Leng, the trio fraudulently used the

August 4, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Italy should not mull exiting Belt & Road

Commentary by Michele Geraci*        Italian and international media have reported that the Italian government is mulling exiting the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative which Italy joined during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Italy in March 2019. Given the role I played in the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Rome and Beijing and my current involvement in this important issue, I think that these reports are not based on facts nor should they reflect

August 4, 2023 | BY admin

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China has made great advancement in biodiversity protection: British animal photographer

   Interview            LONDON – China has made great advancement in terms of biodiversity protection, Tim Flach, a British photographer known for his stylized animal portraits, saysFlach, an honorary fellow of Britain’s Royal Photographic Society, has dedicated his career to documenting biodiversity and conveying a sense of empathy towards the planet’s endangered species.He told Xinhua in a recent interview in London that China has made

August 4, 2023 | BY admin

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No easy solution to repair Sino-Australian ties

China Daily Editorial        The Australian Embassy in China has reportedly extended an invitation to Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Australia.The expected visit would be a “return visit” following Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s trip to Beijing last December to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties, during which they held the sixth round of China-Australia Foreign and Strategic Dialogue.Like Wong’s December trip to

August 4, 2023 | BY admin

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Man murders fellow Macau resident with scissors in Zhuhai: police

A 44-year-old local man who killed a fellow male resident from Macau with a 21-centimetre-long pair of scissors in Zhuhai in the wee hours of Monday has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing charges of aggravated murder and possession of a prohibited weapon, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect and the victim share the same hometown in the mainland.Leng pointed out that the jobless suspect surnamed

August 3, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Iris recognition system to be tested on public for immigration clearance: DSI

Government-appointed Central District Social Services Consultative Council Deputy Convener Ao Ieong Kwong Kao quoted officials of the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) as saying that a combination of the iris recognition system technology and e-ID certificate could be used as an immigration clearance method in the future.However, Ao Ieong underlined that there the system is still in the second phase of testing, and there is no timetable for the third stage of testing.Ao Ieong made the

August 3, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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ISAF new service centre now open in Hengqin

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) said in a statement yesterday that its new service centre located in Hengqin officially came into operation yesterday.The service centre is located in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Cooperation between Guangdong and Macau, providing consultation for enterprises interested in applying for the registration of Macau proprietary traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and conducting research on

August 3, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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